31.   I have seen barroom fights, judged chili cookoffs, attended a dogfight, and even visited the state Legislature while it was in session.

32.   In his travels and lecture tours, he has visited every state except Alaska.

33.   Lazio campaigned upstate when Bush last visited the state, on Thursday, for a talk-show appearance in New York City.

34.   McColl has promised to meet with California political leaders next month when he visits the state.

35.   Most politicians, when they visit a state, like to brag about their connections to the hometown crowd.

36.   My wife was startled by a stranger at the gas pump on our first day visiting this state.

37.   Next week, California Gov. Pete Wilson, who is mulling a presidential bid, will visit the state.

38.   Neither Bush nor Gore has advertised in Georgia since Labor Day, and they have visited the state only sporadically throughout the campaign.

39.   None of the major presidential contenders has visited the state, and none has any paid staff there.

40.   Other candidates are not expected to visit the state until next month.